Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin is done waiting patiently for the Supreme Court to change its ethics standards. The Illinois Democrat announced Wednesday that his panel will vote on ethics legislation for the high court in July, after he and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) have spent months probing the matter. Durbin said the Supreme Court
Durbin asks Roberts to testify on Supreme Court ethics flaps
April 20, 2023 by
âThe time has come for a new public conversation on ways to restore confidence in the Courtâs ethical standards. I invite you to join it,â Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin wrote Chief Justice John Roberts. | Associated Press file photo Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin is escalating Democratsâ drive for ethics reforms at the
Senate Dems weighing a Clarence Thomas invite to future Supreme Court ethics hearing
April 18, 2023 by
Judiciary Democrats already sent a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts urging him to investigate Clarence Thomasâ undisclosed acceptance of luxury travel and gifts from wealthy GOP donor Harlan Crow. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Senate Democrats are eyeing an invitation to Justice Clarence Thomas â whose friendship with a billionaire GOP donor has drawn heightened
House Ethics panel launches investigation into Santos
March 3, 2023 by
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) departs a vote at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 2, 2src23. | Francis Chung/POLITICO The House Ethics Committee said Thursday it had begun a formal investigation into embattled Rep. George Santos. The committee, which is evenly split between Republicans and Democrats, said in a statement it voted unanimously Tuesday to begin
House Republicans Rip January 6 Committee over Ethics Referrals: âAnother Partisan and Political Stuntâ
February 12, 2023 by
House Republicans tore into the January 6 select committee after it referred them on Monday to the House Ethics Committee for the membersâ purported âfailure to comply with the subpoenas issued to them,â according to the executive summary of the committeeâs final report. The members who were referenced in the 154-page executive summary, which was issued after a committee meeting
Jan. 6 panel refers McCarthy, 3 other Republicans for ethics violations
January 8, 2023 by
The Jan. 6 select committee said on Monday that four House Republicans, including Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, violated congressional ethics rules by defying subpoenas for testimony and documents. The panel referred the lawmakers for a review by the bipartisan House Ethics Committee, which is seen as unlikely to take action against the members. The ethics
EXCLUSIVE: Top Biden EPA Nominee May Have âViolatedâ Key Ethics Pledge, Watchdogs Say
September 29, 2022 by
Joseph Goffman, a top Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominee, could have violated a key federal ethics pledge after using his government role to grant favors to former university colleagues, watchdogs say. Goffman corresponded with former colleagues at Harvard University using his government email, according to federal records, potentially violating his ethics pledge. âConsidering his several…
Hacked Emails Raise Possibility Of Clinton Foundation Ethics Breach
October 15, 2016 by
Hacked emails published by Wikileaks this week appear to show Qatar pledging to donate $1 million to Hillary Clinton’s family’s charitable foundation, despite her promise to curb new donations by foreign governments while U.S. secretary of state. In an email from 2012, a senior official from the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation informs colleagues […]
Chaffetz Challenges Ethics Officeâs Ethics Over Clinton Speeches
December 29, 2015 by
Rep. Jason Chaffetz 82% is questioning the Office of Government Ethicsâ (OGE) own ethics â or at least work ethic â for possibly giving the Clintons a pass on conflict-of-interest laws. Chaffetz, a Utah Republican and chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, wants to know why OGEâs director isnât investigating former […]
Hillary Clinton Named âWorst Ethics Violator of 2015â˛
December 23, 2015 by
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton has a new honorific title: âWorst Ethics Violator of 2015.â The Foundation for Accountability and Government Trust (FACT), a Washington-based think tank, released a year-end list of Worst Ethics Violators for this ill-begotten calendar year. Clinton ran away with the contest. Breitbart News extensively reported on the issues that led […]
Another Ethics Violation For Hillary Clinton?
December 14, 2015 by
A government watchdog is calling for an ethics investigation into whether former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave preferential treatment to her hedge fund millionaire son-in-law, Marc Mezvinsky. In a complaint to be filed on Monday, the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), will ask the Office of Government Ethics to look into whether […]